Breed standards
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Chapter
|
Title | Recognised |
Last revised |
Breed group |
| General Part | ||||
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Basic principles & ideal characteristics
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Disqualifying and general faults in all breeds
|
2023 | |||
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Colour varieties: solid
|
2012 | |||
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Colour varieties: tabby
|
2023 | |||
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Colour varieties: silver, golden
|
2015 | |||
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Colour varieties: pointed
|
2023 | |||
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Colour varieties: with white
|
2023 | |||
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Colour varieties: modifiers |
2018 | |||
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Status of changes |
2023 | |||
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Glossary
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| Fully recognised breeds - category 1 | ||||
| Exotic | 1983 | 2019 | A | |
| Persian | 1949 | 2019 | A | Ragdoll | 1991 | 2011 | B |
| Sacred Birman | 1949 | 2017 | B | |
| Turkish Van | 1960 | 2019 | B | |
| Fully recognised breeds - category 2 | ||||
| American Curl Longhair | 2003 | 2012 | ||
| American Curl Shorthair | 2003 | 2012 | ||
| LaPerm Longhair | 2015 | 2017 | ||
| LaPerm Shorthair | 2015 | 2017 | ||
| Maine Coon | 1982 | 2022 | ||
| Neva Masquerade | 2011 | 2023 | ||
| Norwegian Forest Cat | 1977 | 2014 | ||
| Siberian | 1997 | 2014 | ||
| Turkish Angora | 1988 | 2012 | ||
| Fully recognised breeds - category 3 | ||||
| Bengal | 1999 | 2022 | ||
| British Longhair | 2017 | 2023 | ||
| Burmilla |
1995
|
2019 | ||
| British Shorthair |
1960/1977/1981
|
2023 | ||
| Burmese | 1960 | 2019 | ||
| Chartreux | 1949/1977 | |||
| Cymric |
2006
|
2012 | ||
| European | 1949/1981 | 2016 | ||
| Kurilean Bobtail Longhair |
2004
|
2012 | ||
| Kurilean Bobtail Shorthair |
2004
|
2012 | ||
| Korat | 1980 | 2022 | ||
| Manx |
1949
|
2012 | ||
| Egyptian Mau | 1992 |
2014 | ||
| Ocicat | 1992 | 2018 | ||
| Singapura |
2014
|
10.2014 | ||
| Snowshoe | 2004 | |||
| Sokoke | 1994 | |||
| Selkirk Rex Longhair | 2017 | 2019 | ||
| Selkirk Rex Shorthair | 2017 | 2019 | ||
| Fully recognised breeds - category 4 | ||||
| Abyssinian |
1949
|
2016 | C | |
| Balinese | 1983 |
2018 | D | |
| Cornish Rex |
1968
|
2012 | C | |
| Devon Rex |
1968
|
2012 | C | |
| Don Sphynx |
2011
|
2012 | C | |
| German Rex |
1982
|
2012 | C | |
| Japanese Bobtail Shorthair |
1989
|
2022 | C | |
| Oriental Longhair | 1985 |
2014 | D | |
| Oriental Shorthair | 1959 |
2014 | D | |
| Peterbald |
2012
|
2019 | D | |
| Russian Blue | 1949 | C | ||
| Siamese | 1949 |
2018 | D | |
| Somali |
1981
|
2016 | C | |
| Sphynx |
2002
|
2012 | C | |
| Thai | 2017 | 2018 | D | |
| Preliminary recognised breeds and varieties | ||||
| BOM | Bombay (in category 3) | 2023 | ||
| LYO | Lykoi (in category 4) | 2023 | ||
| House cats | ||||
| House Cat Longhair | ||||
| House Cat Shorthair | ||||
Revised 01.01.2023
